Health Care

Drug Utilization

The utilization of drugs as reported in individual hospital studies, FDA studies, marketing, or consumption, etc. This includes drug stockpiling, and patient drug profiles.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The utilization of drugs as reported in individual hospital studies, FDA studies, marketing, or consumption, etc. This includes drug stockpiling, and patient drug profiles.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Utilization, Drug
  • Drug Utilizations
  • Utilizations, Drug

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Aspects Covered

8 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

not for "use" in therapy from patient's viewpoint ( = drug /ther use): for use by MDs, hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, localities, etc

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History Note

73(68)

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Previous Indexing

  • specific drug (1966-1972)
  • specific drug class (1966-1972)

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  1. N04w.452.706.477

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WB 330

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Drug Utilization. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004363. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004363
  2. Drug Utilization. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70490362